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	== Inserting the symbol ==		== Inserting the symbol ==
	In lieu of the Bitcoin symbol being included in the Unicode standard and its adoption into typographic fonts, {{BTC}} can be included in many documents by other means. This section focuses on online publications but the basic concepts apply to all publishing forms.		In lieu of the Bitcoin symbol being included in the Unicode standard and its adoption into typographic fonts, {{BTC}} can be included in many documents by other means. This section focuses on online publications but the basic concepts apply to all publishing forms.

	~~A package including a high resolution raster image with transparency (PNG), vector image (SVG) and TrueType font (TTF) is available<ref>http://www.filedropper.com/bitcoinsymbol</ref>~~

	==== Image ====		==== Image ====

Taras at 21:25, 30 July 2017

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	[[File:Btc-sans.png\|thumb\|128px\|The prevailing Bitcoin symbol]]By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two falling strokes at the top and bottom. This symbol was designed by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.		[[File:Btc-sans.png\|thumb\|128px\|The prevailing Bitcoin symbol]]By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two falling strokes at the top and bottom. This symbol was designed by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.

	The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref name="uc">http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. After being rejected in 2011,<ref>http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2011/11129-bitcoin.pdf</ref> the Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and ~~completed the~~ Unicode ~~process~~ in 2017.<ref name="uc"/>		The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref name="uc">http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. After being rejected in 2011,<ref>http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2011/11129-bitcoin.pdf</ref> the Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and first appeared in Unicode 10.0 in 2017.<ref name="uc"/>

	Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Thai Baht (฿) have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.		Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Thai Baht (฿) have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin. The capital letter B with stroke (Ƀ) was also used in contexts where it was likely that using the Baht symbol would cause confusion.

	== Currency code ==		== Currency code ==
	The [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ISO_4217 ISO 4217 currency code] for Bitcoin is '''XBT'''. However, at the moment it is an [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ISO_4217#Without_currency_code unofficial code] according to the ISO 4217 standard. The unit name '''BTC''' is also commonly used to represent one bitcoin, but it violates ISO 4217 because it begins with "BT", the country code of Bhutan. Bhutan does not actually use the code BTC for any currency, and XBT has not yet defined which unit it represents (just that it represents ''some'' unit of bitcoin), so the Bitcoin community is likely to continue using mainly BTC as a unit name and currency code for some time.		The [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ISO_4217 ISO 4217 currency code] for Bitcoin is '''XBT'''. However, at the moment it is an [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ISO_4217#Without_currency_code unofficial code] according to the ISO 4217 standard. The unit name '''BTC''' is also commonly used to represent one bitcoin, but it violates ISO 4217 because it begins with "BT", the country code of Bhutan. Bhutan does not actually use the code BTC for any currency, and XBT has not yet defined which unit it represents (just that it represents ''some'' unit of bitcoin), so the Bitcoin community is likely to continue using mainly BTC as a unit name and currency code for some time.

	A [http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-standardise-bitcoin-symbol-code-next-year/ formal application] by the Financial Standards Working Group of the [[Bitcoin Foundation]] is nearing completion <sup>[still true?]</sup>. This application would request ISO 4217 standard to support XBT.		A [http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-standardise-bitcoin-symbol-code-next-year/ formal application] by the Financial Standards Working Group of the [[Bitcoin Foundation]] is nearing completion.<sup>[still true?]</sup> This application would request ISO 4217 standard to support XBT.

	== Inserting the symbol ==		== Inserting the symbol ==
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	==== Font ====		==== Font ====
	As few fonts include the Bitcoin symbol, a special font was created by [[User:Theymos]], originally for the [[BitcoinTalk]] forum<ref>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=88647</ref>. The font consists of ''only'' the Bitcoin symbol used in the glyph for the capital letter B. The text "BTC" can be entered and styled with this font, causing it to be replaced entirely with just the symbol on those systems that support this font, while on other systems the text "BTC" is retained. Similarly, copying and pasting text will still retain "BTC". This method is used on BitcoinTalk and ~~this~~ Bitcoin Wiki.		As few fonts include the Bitcoin symbol, a special font was created by [[User:Theymos\|Theymos]], originally for the [[BitcoinTalk]] forum.<ref>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=88647</ref> The font consists of only the Bitcoin symbol ({{BTC}}) used in the glyph for the capital letter B. The text "BTC" can be entered and styled with this font, causing it to be replaced entirely with just the symbol on those systems that support this font, while on other systems the text "BTC" is retained. Similarly, copying and pasting text will still retain "BTC". This method is used on BitcoinTalk and the Bitcoin Wiki.

	Sample HTML code:		Sample HTML code:

Taras at 00:25, 27 July 2017

2017-07-27T00:25:13Z

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	By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two ~~vertical lines "going through" it, though the lines are only visible~~ at the top and bottom. This symbol was ~~created~~ by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.		[[File:Btc-sans.png\|thumb\|128px\|The prevailing Bitcoin symbol]]By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two falling strokes at the top and bottom. This symbol was designed by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.

	The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref>http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. ~~The~~ Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and completed the Unicode process in 2017.		The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref name="uc">http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. After being rejected in 2011,<ref>http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2011/11129-bitcoin.pdf</ref> the Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and completed the Unicode process in 2017.<ref name="uc"/>

	Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Thai Baht (฿) have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.		Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Thai Baht (฿) have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.
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	* [[Promotional graphics]]		* [[Promotional graphics]]

			==References==
			<references/>

	[[Category:Introduction]]		[[Category:Introduction]]

Kenshirriff: fix typo

2017-06-22T01:49:31Z

fix typo

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	The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref>http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and completed the Unicode process in 2017.		The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref>http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and completed the Unicode process in 2017.

	Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the ~~Tai~~ Baht have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.		Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Thai Baht (฿) have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.

	== Currency code ==		== Currency code ==

Kenshirriff: Add information on Unicode support.

2017-06-22T01:48:13Z

Add information on Unicode support.

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	By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two vertical lines "going through" it, though the lines are only visible at the top and bottom. This symbol was created by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.		By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two vertical lines "going through" it, though the lines are only visible at the top and bottom. This symbol was created by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.

	The Bitcoin sign ~~was accepted for~~ Unicode ~~in November 2015~~<ref>~~https~~://~~twitter~~.~~com~~/~~ken_lunde~~/~~status~~/~~661351862155669506~~</ref> with ~~the~~ code point U+20BF (₿). ~~It is part~~ of the ~~Unicode~~ 10.~~0 standard from June 2017~~.<ref>~~http~~://~~www~~.~~unicode.org~~/~~versions~~/~~Unicode10.0.0~~/</ref> ~~Font support for this code point was added to macOS Sierra~~ in ~~October 2016~~.		The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017)<ref>http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O [https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html beta], Windows 10 [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/d4efb316-79f0-1aa1-9ef3-dcada78f3fa0/get-the-windows-10-creators-update Creators Update] and several Linux releases. The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> and completed the Unicode process in 2017.

	Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Tai Baht have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.		Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Tai Baht have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.

Pietrod21: unicode 10.0

2017-06-21T00:50:54Z

unicode 10.0

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	By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two vertical lines "going through" it, though the lines are only visible at the top and bottom. This symbol was created by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.		By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is [[:{{ns:File}}:Btc-sans.png\|{{BTC}}]], a capital letter '''B''' with two vertical lines "going through" it, though the lines are only visible at the top and bottom. This symbol was created by [[Satoshi Nakamoto]] for the icon of an early version of the [[reference client\|original Bitcoin client]], though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol. Presumably the symbol was intended to look similar to other currency symbols. The symbol represents the currency [[Units\|unit]] "bitcoin" (100 million [[Satoshi (unit)\|satoshi]]), as well as the Bitcoin network and currency itself. The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code '''BTC'''.

	The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> with the code point U+20BF (₿). It is ~~expected to be~~ part of the Unicode 10.0 standard in June 2017. Font support for this code point was added to macOS Sierra in October 2016.		The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> with the code point U+20BF (₿). It is part of the Unicode 10.0 standard from June 2017.<ref>http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/</ref> Font support for this code point was added to macOS Sierra in October 2016.

	Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Tai Baht have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.		Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Tai Baht have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.

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2017-01-05T13:50:22Z

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	A [http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-standardise-bitcoin-symbol-code-next-year/ formal application] by the Financial Standards Working Group of the [[Bitcoin Foundation]] is nearing completion <sup>[still true?]</sup>. This application would request ISO 4217 standard to support XBT.		A [http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-standardise-bitcoin-symbol-code-next-year/ formal application] by the Financial Standards Working Group of the [[Bitcoin Foundation]] is nearing completion <sup>[still true?]</sup>. This application would request ISO 4217 standard to support XBT.

			== Inserting the symbol ==
			In lieu of the Bitcoin symbol being included in the Unicode standard and its adoption into typographic fonts, {{BTC}} can be included in many documents by other means. This section focuses on online publications but the basic concepts apply to all publishing forms.

			A package including a high resolution raster image with transparency (PNG), vector image (SVG) and TrueType font (TTF) is available<ref>http://www.filedropper.com/bitcoinsymbol</ref>

	==== Image ====		==== Image ====

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2017-01-05T13:45:10Z

Thai Baht, ฿, used in the past

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	The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> with the code point U+20BF (₿). It is expected to be part of the Unicode 10.0 standard in June 2017. Font support for this code point was added to macOS Sierra in October 2016.		The Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015<ref>https://twitter.com/ken_lunde/status/661351862155669506</ref> with the code point U+20BF (₿). It is expected to be part of the Unicode 10.0 standard in June 2017. Font support for this code point was added to macOS Sierra in October 2016.

			Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Tai Baht have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.

	== Currency code ==		== Currency code ==

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2017-01-05T13:41:42Z

Inserting the symbol: remove outdated section

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	A [http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-standardise-bitcoin-symbol-code-next-year/ formal application] by the Financial Standards Working Group of the [[Bitcoin Foundation]] is nearing completion <sup>[still true?]</sup>. This application would request ISO 4217 standard to support XBT.		A [http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-standardise-bitcoin-symbol-code-next-year/ formal application] by the Financial Standards Working Group of the [[Bitcoin Foundation]] is nearing completion <sup>[still true?]</sup>. This application would request ISO 4217 standard to support XBT.

	~~=== Inserting the symbol ===~~
	In lieu of the Bitcoin symbol being included in the Unicode standard and its adoption into typographic fonts, {{BTC}} can be included in many documents by other means. This section focuses on online publications but the basic concepts apply to all publishing forms.

	~~A package including a high resolution raster image with transparency (PNG), vector image (SVG) and TrueType font (TTF) is available<ref>http://www.filedropper.com/bitcoinsymbol</ref>~~

	==== Image ====		==== Image ====

Kenshirriff: Update Unicode information, delete obsolete sections

2016-10-05T21:30:07Z

Update Unicode information, delete obsolete sections

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